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An alkyl magnesium halide reacts with wa...

An alkyl magnesium halide reacts with water to give an alkane. In this reaction water acts as

A

a solvent

B

an acid

C

a base

D

a catalyst

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The correct Answer is:
B
Grignard reagents `(GR)` are very strong bases. They react with any compound that has an `H` atom attached to an electronegative atom such as O,N or S. The reaction of `GR` with water is nothing more than an acid-base reaction leading to the formation of the weaker conjugate acid and weaker conjugated base:
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